And surprising. There goes the theory that all votes go Aye. Most likely Natter will be filled with new show discussion when the time comes. As a habitual skipper I know how difficult it is to keep up there, but I'll be delighted to discuss the new offerings whenever you have the inclination if I'm in thread.

There goes the theory that all votes go Aye.

That theory got busted a long time ago. Optimism lives on, though.

Not to throw a wrench in the works, but I wouldn't be surprised if people were so confused by the ballot they just voted no on principle. And I know the ballot-preparers tried to make it easy to understand. But I was really really confused by it, and it took several tries to parse it.

Well then they should have asked questions or made suggestions during the five(!) days we discussed it.

Sure. And because I didn't have much invested in the issue, and because I don't have access to B.org during the work day anymore, I didn't.

I'm just hypothesizing here, Jon, not accusing y'all of anything. I don't know how it would have been possible to make it less confusing. But it was absolutely confusing. That's all I'm saying.

No need to snap.

It's a complicated question. If you don't participate in the mitigation process, or ask questions about the ballot when it's been finalised ... well, that's a risk you run.

I don't know how the ballot itself could have been made simpler, but it is clear how each voter could have made sure they understood it.

I wouldn't be surprised if people were so confused by the ballot they just voted no on principle

I would be surprised. It's not like people here are reticent with complaints or questions if something's not clear. And if someone wanted the thread, why vote "no" on principle? Why not vote "yes" to everything?

Actually, I was confused as to what was meant by "spoiler" and thought that as written it seemed that any spoilers of any kind (i.e. even before airing) would be fair game if I voted yes but "no whitefont ever." By the time I got to the end of the thread to say that might be more clear, the ballot was already up.

Granted, it's been a busy week, but I thought I was keeping up until that happened.

Other than the spoiler question, I thought it was pretty clear.

I agree, except that the way I interpreted the whitefont issue (that is, I hate whitefont but didn't want to see real spoilers in there) almost made me vote no on everything, when in fact I do want some sort of TV thread despite being somewhat anti-proliferation.